Mastering Two-Step Equations in Real-Life Scenarios

A store sells notebooks for $3 each. If you buy 5 notebooks and pay with a $20 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $5

• $8

• $10

• $2

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 36 marbles, how many marbles does John have?

• 10

• 12

• 18

• 14

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 0.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you drove the car for m miles and paid a total of $70, how many miles did you drive?

• 200

• 100

• 150

• 50

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 meters. If the length is 5 meters more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

• Width: 12 meters, Length: 17 meters

• Width: 5 meters, Length: 20 meters

• Width: 8 meters, Length: 13 meters

• Width: 10 meters, Length: 15 meters

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 30 tickets for $200, how many adult tickets were sold?

• 10

• 20

• 5

• 15

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gardener has 120 feet of fencing to create a rectangular garden. If the length of the garden is 10 feet more than the width, what are the dimensions of the garden?

• Width: 15 feet, Length: 25 feet

• Width: 30 feet, Length: 40 feet

• Width: 20 feet, Length: 30 feet

• Width: 25 feet, Length: 35 feet

A book costs $15. If you buy x books and spend a total of $75, how many books did you buy?

• 3

• 5

• 10

• 7

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A swimming pool is being filled with water. If it takes 4 hours to fill the pool at a rate of r gallons per hour, how many gallons does the pool hold?

• 2r

• r gallons

• 8r

• 4r

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

A concert ticket costs $25. If you buy 3 tickets and pay with a $100 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $25

• $30

• $15

• $50

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8